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Philip Sissons

Barrister

Philip Sissons, barrister, Falcon Chambers (www.falcon-chambers.com)

Barrister

Philip Sissons, barrister, Falcon Chambers (www.falcon-chambers.com)

ARTICLES BY THIS AUTHOR
The use and occupation of property and performance of property contracts Phil Sissons
Will the easing of lockdown restrictions also unleash a wave of property related litigation? Phil Sissons, Falcon Chambers

Edward Peters & Philip Sissons round up a selection of recent property cases

In the second part in the series, Philip Sissons & Joseph Ollech study costs recovery in long residential lease disputes

In a special two-part series, Philip Sissons & Joseph Ollech study costs recovery in long residential lease disputes

Is McDonald the last word on Art 8 & private landlords, asks Philip Sissons

Philip Sissons discusses the issue of recovering rent after the exercise of a break clause

Philip Sissons & Ciara Fairley analyse a recent Court of Appeal decision on the enforceability of oral agreements

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MOVERS & SHAKERS

DWF—19 appointments

DWF—19 appointments

Belfast team bolstered by three senior hires and 16 further appointments

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Cadwalader—Andro Atlaga

Firm strengthens leveraged finance team with London partner hire

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Knights—Ella Dodgson & Rebecca Laffan

Double hire marks launch of family team in Leeds

NEWS
In this week's NLJ, Steven Ball of Red Lion Chambers unpacks how advances in forensic science finally unmasked Ryland Headley, jailed in 2025 for the 1967 rape and murder of 75-year-old Louisa Dunne. Preserved swabs and palm prints lay dormant for decades until DNA-17 profiling produced a billion-to-one match
Charlie Mercer and Astrid Gillam of Stewarts crunch the numbers on civil fraud claims in the English courts, in this week's NLJ. New data shows civil fraud claims rising steadily since 2014, with the King’s Bench Division overtaking the Commercial Court as the forum of choice for lower-value disputes
Bea Rossetto of the National Pro Bono Centre makes the case for ‘General Practice Pro Bono’—using core legal skills to deliver life-changing support, without the need for niche expertise—in this week's NLJ
Charles Pigott of Mills & Reeve reports on Haynes v Thomson, the first judicial application of the Supreme Court’s For Women Scotland ruling in a discrimination claim, in this week's NLJ
The Supreme Court issued a landmark judgment in July that overturned the convictions of Tom Hayes and Carlo Palombo, once poster boys of the Libor and Euribor scandal. In NLJ this week, Neil Swift of Peters & Peters considers what the ruling means for financial law enforcement
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